ABHORRENTLY | • abhorrently adv. In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence. • ABHORRENT adv. loathsome. |
BATHYMETERS | • bathymeters n. Plural of bathymeter. • BATHYMETER n. an instrument for recording the contours of deep oceans. |
BATHYMETRIC | • bathymetric adj. Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry. • BATHYMETRIC adj. relating to measurement by a bathymeter, also BATHYMETRICAL. |
BATHYSPHERE | • bathysphere n. A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths… • BATHYSPHERE n. a submersible observation chamber. |
BLAMEWORTHY | • blameworthy adj. Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible. • blame-worthy adj. Obsolete form of blameworthy. • BLAMEWORTHY adj. worthy of censure. |
BRACHYODONT | • brachyodont adj. Having unusually short teeth. • BRACHYODONT adj. of mammals, such as humans, having teeth with short crowns. |
BREADTHWAYS | • breadthways adv. Breadthwise. • BREADTHWAYS adv. in terms of breadth, broadside on, also BREADTHWISE. |
BREATHALYSE | • breathalyse v. (Chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of breathalyze. • BREATHALYSE v. to use a device which measures the amount of alcohol on a person's breath, also BREATHALYZE. |
BREATHALYZE | • breathalyze v. To estimate the alcohol content of a person’s blood by using a breathalyzer. • BREATHALYZE v. to use a device which measures the amount of alcohol on a person's breath, also BREATHALYSE. |
DITHYRAMBIC | • dithyrambic adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm. • dithyrambic n. A dithyramb. • DITHYRAMBIC adj. like a dithyramb, wildly enthusiastic in statement or writing. |
ERYTHORBATE | • erythorbate n. (Organic chemistry) any salt or ester of erythorbic acid. • ERYTHORBATE n. a salt of erythorbic acid that is used in foods as an antioxidant. |
HEREDITABLY | • hereditably adv. By inheritance. • HEREDITABLE adv. capable of being inherited. |
HYBRIDOMATA | • hybridomata n. Plural of hybridoma. • HYBRIDOMA n. a hybrid cell produced by the fusion of an antibody-producing lymphocyte with a tumor cell. |
HYPERBATONS | • hyperbatons n. Plural of hyperbaton. • HYPERBATON n. the use, esp. for emphasis, of a word order other than the expected or usual one, as in 'Bird thou never wert'. |
INHERITABLY | • inheritably adv. By inheritance. • INHERITABLE adv. capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance, also HERITABLE. |
LABYRINTHAL | • labyrinthal adj. Like a maze or labyrinth, intricate or convoluted. labyrinthine. • LABYRINTHAL adj. of or like a labyrinth, also LABYRINTHIAN, LABYRINTHIC, LABYRINTHINE. |
LABYRINTHIC | • labyrinthic adj. Labyrinthine. • LABYRINTHIC adj. of or like a labyrinth, also LABYRINTHAL, LABYRINTHIAN, LABYRINTHINE. |
RUBYTHROATS | • rubythroats n. Plural of rubythroat. • RUBYTHROAT n. any of numerous species of humming birds, in which the male has on the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers having metallic reflections. |
UNBIRTHDAYS | • unbirthdays n. Plural of unbirthday. • UNBIRTHDAY n. a day other than one's birthday. |